diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 40cd2097..7cde0fe8 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -4,6 +4,8 @@
 
 * Add `nvidia-container-runtime-hook.path` config option to specify NVIDIA Container Runtime Hook path explicitly.
 * Fix bug in creation of `/dev/char` symlinks by failing operation if kernel modules are not loaded.
+* Add option to load kernel modules when creating device nodes
+* Add option to create device nodes when creating `/dev/char` symlinks
 
 ## v1.13.1
 
diff --git a/cmd/nvidia-ctk/system/create-dev-char-symlinks/create-dev-char-symlinks.go b/cmd/nvidia-ctk/system/create-dev-char-symlinks/create-dev-char-symlinks.go
index f84734b3..8bd1e563 100644
--- a/cmd/nvidia-ctk/system/create-dev-char-symlinks/create-dev-char-symlinks.go
+++ b/cmd/nvidia-ctk/system/create-dev-char-symlinks/create-dev-char-symlinks.go
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ import (
 	"strings"
 	"syscall"
 
+	"github.com/NVIDIA/nvidia-container-toolkit/internal/system"
 	"github.com/fsnotify/fsnotify"
 	"github.com/sirupsen/logrus"
 	"github.com/urfave/cli/v2"
@@ -38,11 +39,13 @@ type command struct {
 }
 
 type config struct {
-	devCharPath string
-	driverRoot  string
-	dryRun      bool
-	watch       bool
-	createAll   bool
+	devCharPath       string
+	driverRoot        string
+	dryRun            bool
+	watch             bool
+	createAll         bool
+	createDeviceNodes bool
+	loadKernelModules bool
 }
 
 // NewCommand constructs a command sub-command with the specified logger
@@ -97,6 +100,18 @@ func (m command) build() *cli.Command {
 			Destination: &cfg.createAll,
 			EnvVars:     []string{"CREATE_ALL"},
 		},
+		&cli.BoolFlag{
+			Name:        "load-kernel-modules",
+			Usage:       "Load the NVIDIA kernel modules before creating symlinks. This is only applicable when --create-all is set.",
+			Destination: &cfg.loadKernelModules,
+			EnvVars:     []string{"LOAD_KERNEL_MODULES"},
+		},
+		&cli.BoolFlag{
+			Name:        "create-device-nodes",
+			Usage:       "Create the NVIDIA control device nodes in the driver root if they do not exist. This is only applicable when --create-all is set",
+			Destination: &cfg.createDeviceNodes,
+			EnvVars:     []string{"CREATE_DEVICE_NODES"},
+		},
 		&cli.BoolFlag{
 			Name:        "dry-run",
 			Usage:       "If set, the command will not create any symlinks.",
@@ -114,6 +129,16 @@ func (m command) validateFlags(r *cli.Context, cfg *config) error {
 		return fmt.Errorf("create-all and watch are mutually exclusive")
 	}
 
+	if cfg.loadKernelModules && !cfg.createAll {
+		m.logger.Warn("load-kernel-modules is only applicable when create-all is set; ignoring")
+		cfg.loadKernelModules = false
+	}
+
+	if cfg.createDeviceNodes && !cfg.createAll {
+		m.logger.Warn("create-device-nodes is only applicable when create-all is set; ignoring")
+		cfg.createDeviceNodes = false
+	}
+
 	return nil
 }
 
@@ -137,6 +162,8 @@ func (m command) run(c *cli.Context, cfg *config) error {
 		WithDriverRoot(cfg.driverRoot),
 		WithDryRun(cfg.dryRun),
 		WithCreateAll(cfg.createAll),
+		WithLoadKernelModules(cfg.loadKernelModules),
+		WithCreateDeviceNodes(cfg.createDeviceNodes),
 	)
 	if err != nil {
 		return fmt.Errorf("failed to create symlink creator: %v", err)
@@ -186,12 +213,14 @@ create:
 }
 
 type linkCreator struct {
-	logger      *logrus.Logger
-	lister      nodeLister
-	driverRoot  string
-	devCharPath string
-	dryRun      bool
-	createAll   bool
+	logger            *logrus.Logger
+	lister            nodeLister
+	driverRoot        string
+	devCharPath       string
+	dryRun            bool
+	createAll         bool
+	createDeviceNodes bool
+	loadKernelModules bool
 }
 
 // Creator is an interface for creating symlinks to /dev/nv* devices in /dev/char.
@@ -218,6 +247,10 @@ func NewSymlinkCreator(opts ...Option) (Creator, error) {
 		c.devCharPath = defaultDevCharPath
 	}
 
+	if err := c.setup(); err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+
 	if c.createAll {
 		lister, err := newAllPossible(c.logger, c.driverRoot)
 		if err != nil {
@@ -230,6 +263,34 @@ func NewSymlinkCreator(opts ...Option) (Creator, error) {
 	return c, nil
 }
 
+func (m linkCreator) setup() error {
+	if !m.loadKernelModules && !m.createDeviceNodes {
+		return nil
+	}
+
+	s, err := system.New(
+		system.WithLogger(m.logger),
+		system.WithDryRun(m.dryRun),
+	)
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
+	if m.loadKernelModules {
+		if err := s.LoadNVIDIAKernelModules(); err != nil {
+			return fmt.Errorf("failed to load NVIDIA kernel modules: %v", err)
+		}
+	}
+
+	if m.createDeviceNodes {
+		if err := s.CreateNVIDIAControlDeviceNodesAt(m.driverRoot); err != nil {
+			return fmt.Errorf("failed to create NVIDIA device nodes: %v", err)
+		}
+	}
+
+	return nil
+}
+
 // WithDriverRoot sets the driver root path.
 func WithDriverRoot(root string) Option {
 	return func(c *linkCreator) {
@@ -265,6 +326,20 @@ func WithCreateAll(createAll bool) Option {
 	}
 }
 
+// WithLoadKernelModules sets the loadKernelModules flag for the linkCreator.
+func WithLoadKernelModules(loadKernelModules bool) Option {
+	return func(lc *linkCreator) {
+		lc.loadKernelModules = loadKernelModules
+	}
+}
+
+// WithCreateDeviceNodes sets the createDeviceNodes flag for the linkCreator.
+func WithCreateDeviceNodes(createDeviceNodes bool) Option {
+	return func(lc *linkCreator) {
+		lc.createDeviceNodes = createDeviceNodes
+	}
+}
+
 // CreateLinks creates symlinks for all NVIDIA device nodes found in the driver root.
 func (m linkCreator) CreateLinks() error {
 	deviceNodes, err := m.lister.DeviceNodes()
diff --git a/cmd/nvidia-ctk/system/create-device-nodes/create-device-nodes.go b/cmd/nvidia-ctk/system/create-device-nodes/create-device-nodes.go
index 939c8525..13861f76 100644
--- a/cmd/nvidia-ctk/system/create-device-nodes/create-device-nodes.go
+++ b/cmd/nvidia-ctk/system/create-device-nodes/create-device-nodes.go
@@ -34,6 +34,8 @@ type options struct {
 	dryRun bool
 
 	control bool
+
+	loadKernelModules bool
 }
 
 // NewCommand constructs a command sub-command with the specified logger
@@ -72,6 +74,11 @@ func (m command) build() *cli.Command {
 			Usage:       "create all control device nodes: nvidiactl, nvidia-modeset, nvidia-uvm, nvidia-uvm-tools",
 			Destination: &opts.control,
 		},
+		&cli.BoolFlag{
+			Name:        "load-kernel-modules",
+			Usage:       "load the NVIDIA Kernel Modules before creating devices nodes",
+			Destination: &opts.loadKernelModules,
+		},
 		&cli.BoolFlag{
 			Name:        "dry-run",
 			Usage:       "if set, the command will not create any symlinks.",
@@ -92,6 +99,7 @@ func (m command) run(c *cli.Context, opts *options) error {
 	s, err := system.New(
 		system.WithLogger(m.logger),
 		system.WithDryRun(opts.dryRun),
+		system.WithLoadKernelModules(opts.loadKernelModules),
 	)
 	if err != nil {
 		return fmt.Errorf("failed to create library: %v", err)
diff --git a/internal/system/options.go b/internal/system/options.go
index fb0fbb38..de3bf21d 100644
--- a/internal/system/options.go
+++ b/internal/system/options.go
@@ -34,3 +34,10 @@ func WithDryRun(dryRun bool) Option {
 		i.dryRun = dryRun
 	}
 }
+
+// WithLoadKernelModules sets the load kernel modules flag
+func WithLoadKernelModules(loadKernelModules bool) Option {
+	return func(i *Interface) {
+		i.loadKernelModules = loadKernelModules
+	}
+}
diff --git a/internal/system/system.go b/internal/system/system.go
index d3ad63eb..fe745160 100644
--- a/internal/system/system.go
+++ b/internal/system/system.go
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ package system
 import (
 	"fmt"
 	"os"
+	"os/exec"
 	"path/filepath"
 	"strings"
 
@@ -29,10 +30,10 @@ import (
 
 // Interface is the interface for the system command
 type Interface struct {
-	logger *logrus.Logger
-	dryRun bool
-
-	nvidiaDevices nvidiaDevices
+	logger            *logrus.Logger
+	dryRun            bool
+	loadKernelModules bool
+	nvidiaDevices     nvidiaDevices
 }
 
 // New constructs a system command with the specified options
@@ -44,6 +45,12 @@ func New(opts ...Option) (*Interface, error) {
 		opt(i)
 	}
 
+	if i.loadKernelModules {
+		if err := i.LoadNVIDIAKernelModules(); err != nil {
+			return nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to load kernel modules: %v", err)
+		}
+	}
+
 	devices, err := devices.GetNVIDIADevices()
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to create devices info: %v", err)
@@ -108,6 +115,26 @@ func (m *Interface) createDeviceNode(path string, major int, minor int) error {
 	return unix.Chmod(path, 0666)
 }
 
+// LoadNVIDIAKernelModules loads the NVIDIA kernel modules.
+func (m *Interface) LoadNVIDIAKernelModules() error {
+	modules := []string{"nvidia", "nvidia-uvm", "nvidia-modeset"}
+
+	for _, module := range modules {
+		if m.dryRun {
+			m.logger.Infof("Running: /sbin/modprobe %s", module)
+			continue
+		}
+		cmd := exec.Command("/sbin/modprobe", module)
+
+		if output, err := cmd.CombinedOutput(); err != nil {
+			m.logger.Debugf("Failed to load kernel module %s: %v", module, string(output))
+			return fmt.Errorf("failed to load kernel module %s: %v", module, err)
+		}
+	}
+
+	return nil
+}
+
 type nvidiaDevices struct {
 	devices.Devices
 }